Introducing "Real Survival Stories" from Noiser

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Noiser presents a brand-new podcast: Real Survival Stories. Hosted by John Hopkins, the show brings you astonishing tales of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. In this taster episode, we meet Matt Lewis - a rookie sailor who goes looking for adventure... and finds it. Joining the crew of a deep sea fishing trawler, Matt is on board as the vessel sails out of Cape Town. But far out in the South Atlantic, a polar storm will catch them all unawares. Battered by giant swells, before they know what's hit them they're taking on water. The ship is going down... If you enjoy this taster episode, search 'Real Survival Stories' in your podcast app and hit follow for weekly episodes - including Part 2 of Matt Lewis's tale. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Chris Wimmer here.
0:03.2	I hope you enjoyed this preview of Real Survival Stories, the new show from our friends and
0:08.4	award-winning podcasters, Noiser.
0:11.4	Each week, Real Survival Stories brings you astonishing stories of ordinary people who
0:16.4	are thrust into extraordinary situations, people who are suddenly forced to fight for their
0:21.2	lives.
0:22.2	If you enjoy it and want to hear more, search Real Survival Stories in your podcast
0:26.9	stamp and hit follow to get new episodes every Thursday.
0:56.9	Two months of sea is almost used to the incestant role of the Antarctic waves, and the freezing
1:01.6	blasts of polar wind.
1:03.0	He's even grown accustomed to the cramped confines of the aging, rust bucket of a boat
1:07.7	that has become his home.
1:09.5	But today, he knows instantly there's something's wrong.
1:21.8	Woken by the crash of falling objects, his sleepy eyes focus, trying to make sense of
1:26.7	the strange slant of the curtains, hanging away from the wall at an angle of 30 degrees,
1:33.7	getting dressed quickly, and other sudden sideways lurch of the cabin sends him fly.
1:44.3	Clutching handrails, mats staggers through narrow corridors and up metal stairwells,
1:48.8	hauling himself up towards the deck.
1:52.5	I can remember on the morning of Saturday the 6th of June just waking up and looking
1:56.6	out the door and seeing the biggest waves we had had so far that trip.
2:01.2	So I got all my kit on, like layers and layers of thermals and insulation and socks and
2:05.6	boots and hats, and I went out on deck for my first hour in the morning.
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